Hi all,

One of the aspects of these games that has bugged me from the start is that I often don't know where the various factions are. I will be greeted by the 3rd of 4th faction but I don't know where, on the map, first contact was made. By the end of the game I generally still have not uncovered the whereabouts of some of my enemies. Case in point last night Resoln continually declared war on me but they were so far away from me that there were at least two other factions between me and them. In fact when I finished the game I still wasn't sure where there empire was.

What I would like to see is

1. ability to sell/buy maps. i.e, I will show you what I have uncovered if you show me yours

2. spells that uncover a decent size part of the map. After a turn it fades and the details are lost.